 When the architects were tasked with achieving a good BREEAM rating for an office block that required a striking glazed building façade, they selected Kawneer’s curtain walling and structural glazing.
The seven-storey building in Plymouth uses Kawneer’s dry-jointed curtain walling over most of the elevations, complemented by structural silicone glazing, a range of windows with polyamide thermal breaks which are said to offer exceptional thermal performance, and narrow-style doors.
The £11million steel frame design and build by Kier Western was on the 2,000m² site of council apartments and a community park and is now a prominent feature on a significant gateway into the city centre. The glass lift and staircase which are clad with Kawneer’s structural silicone glazing are landmark features on it.
Michael Board of architects Lacey Hickie Caley said they specified Kawneer: 'Because of the use of its structural silicone glazing with a curtain walling system.
'The curtain walling, silicone glazing, windows and doors, which interact with stone and metal rainscreen panels and through-colour render, were all supplied in metallic grey and installed by SIAC with a brise soleil system.'
The building was also intended to look like a glass block, which was another reason why Kawneer was selected.
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